BIRDS COLLECTED IN THE HYLAKANDY DISTRICT. 477 



Genus Coccystes (Gloger, 1834). 

 Hume, No. 212 ; Blanf., No. 1118. Coccystes jacobinus. — The 

 Pied-crested Cuckoo. 



Very rare here. I obtained one specimen in some ekra jungle and 

 saw another in some scrub. 



Subfamily Phosnicophaince. 

 Genus Eudynamis (Vig. & Horsf., 1826). 

 Hume, No. 214 ; Blanf, No. 1120. Eudynamis honorata.— The 

 Indian Koel. 



Very common in the busties. 



Genus Rhopodytes (Cab. and Heine, 1862). 

 Hume, No. 215 ; Blanf., No. 1123. Rhopodytes tkistis. — The 

 Large Green-billed Molkoho. 



Very common here, frequenting both the dense and thin jungle. Some- 

 times in the jungle they hide where a number of creepers have got 

 matted together and it is impossible to get them to move from the place. 

 I have also noticed this with Nyctiornis ailiertoni. 



Genus Centropus (Illiger, 1811). 



Hume , No. 217 ; Blanf, No. 1130. Centropus sinensis. — The 

 Common Coucal. 



Exceedingly common. The young birds are very repulsive looking 

 before they are fledged. The natives eat its flesh as a cure for consump- 

 tion, and it is also regarded as a great delicacy by some. 



Hume, No. 218 ; Blanf. , No. 1133. Centropus bengalensis. — 

 The Lesser Coucal. 



This species is also very common. On the 14th of August I extracted an 

 egg from the oviduct of a female. An excellent description of the note 

 of this bird is given by Gammie in " Stray Feathers," Vol. V , p. 368. 



Order Halcyones. 

 Family Alcedinidce. 

 Subfamily Alcedinince. 

 Genus Alcedo (Linn., 1766). 



Hume, No. 134 ; Blanf., No. 1035. Alcedo ispida.— The Common 

 Kingfisher. 



Exceedingly common. 



Hume, No. 134 ter ; Blanf., No. 1036. Alcedo beavani. — Beavan's 

 Kingfisher. 



Found in the nullahs running through dense jungle. 



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169 



Native 

 Name — 

 Koelee. 



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171 



Native 

 Name — 

 Mohoka. 



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Native 



Name — 



ChotaMohoka 



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Name— 



Ohota 



Machvakal, 



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